Vineyard Boise

Most of us have a default answer ready before the question even finishes — fine, good, busy — and it keeps everyone at a comfortable distance. Romans 12 has something different in mind. This message digs into the historical situation behind Paul's letter and lands on one of the most practical things he ever wrote: Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. Simple words with real wei...

Romans 16 ends with something most people skip — a long list of names. Twenty-nine of them. But what if that list is one of the most important things Paul ever wrote? In this week's message from our Community series, we slow down there and discover that the early church wasn't organized around programs. It was organized around people. Family. And according to both Scripture and researcher Robin Du...

Something shifts when people stop just gathering and start actually belonging to each other. Acts 2 gives us a picture of a community held together not by programs or shared preferences—but by shared life. Meals, prayer, generosity that cost something real. And underneath all of it, a kind of joy that kept showing up anyway. This message traces where that comes from. And what it actually asks of u...

Most Easter messages go to the Gospels. This one goes somewhere else. What if the most important thing that happened on Resurrection Sunday wasn't on earth at all? Revelation 5 opens a window into the throne room of heaven—where a search goes out across all of creation for someone worthy to open a scroll, and no one is found. Not one. Heaven falls silent. And then a lion is announced. But when Joh...

Who do we trust to make things right? In Revelation 5, everything seems to stall—a scroll in God’s hand, no one worthy to open it, and the weight of a world that feels stuck. Then the answer comes… but not how anyone expects. This Palm Sunday, we wrestled with the kind of power we’re looking for—and what it means that Jesus reigns not as a conquering force, but as a Lamb. As we step into Holy Week...

What if heaven isn't something we escape to, but something breaking in right here? In Revelation 4, John sees a door standing open—not one we climb toward, but one where God's reality meets ours. These moments don't come through striving. They show up in the middle of ordinary life. At the center of it all is a throne, surrounded by a worshiping family from every tribe and nation—a picture not of...

Jesus' words to the church in Laodicea cut straight to something we don't always want to look at. They had everything — wealth, stability, independence. But Jesus saw something different. What looked strong on the outside had quietly grown distant from him on the inside. Their faith had become lukewarm: not healing, not refreshing, just existing. And still, his response isn't judgment. It's an inv...

In Revelation 3:7–13, Jesus speaks to the church in Philadelphia—a small community with little strength, yet deep faithfulness. Even in the middle of pressure and instability, they kept His word and refused to deny His name. This message reminds us that Jesus sees our quiet obedience and opens doors no one else can shut. What might it look like for us to be known by that same kind of faithful love...

What if you looked spiritually healthy on the outside—but were slowly fading on the inside? In Revelation 3, Jesus speaks to a church that had a great reputation and had lost the real thing. His words are honest, but they're not harsh—they're the words of someone who loves us too much to let us sleepwalk through life with him. If something feels off in your faith lately, this might be exactly what...

In Revelation 2:18–29, Jesus speaks to a church doing a lot of things right—love, faith, service, endurance—yet tolerating a voice that made compromise feel spiritually acceptable. The pressure was real: economic survival, social belonging, daily tradeoffs. But Jesus called it what it was. This message invites us to examine the places where we've let Jesus be Lord over some things but quietly not...

In Revelation 2:12-17, Jesus speaks to a faithful church that's allowed compromise to slip in—idolatry, sexual immorality, and false teaching. His words come with a double-edged sword, not to condemn but to call us back. He's preparing a bride without spot or wrinkle, and that means addressing what separates us from Him. The invitation is clear: repent, draw near, and receive the hidden manna, whi...

In Revelation 2:8–11, Jesus speaks to the church in Smyrna—a community facing pressure, loss, and opposition, yet receiving no correction from Him. Instead, He reminds them that He is the First and the Last, the One who died and came to life again, inviting them to remain faithful even when following Him comes at a cost. This message invites us to reflect on where we feel pressure to compromise to...

In this week’s message, we sit with Jesus’ words to the church in Ephesus from Revelation 2—words that feel surprisingly close to home. Though they were faithful, discerning, and enduring, Jesus gently names what had been slipping away: they had lost their first love. This teaching invites us to notice how easily devotion can turn into duty, and how activity can replace affection. Yet Jesus doesn’...

The book of Revelation often gets framed as something to fear—but at its heart, it’s an invitation to faithful endurance. In this introduction to our Revelation series, we step into the book as a pastoral letter written to real churches facing real pressure, reminding us that Jesus is not distant or detached—He is present, walking among His churches, seeing what’s happening, and speaking with both...

What happens when our opinions get louder than Jesus? In this week’s message from 3 John, we’re invited to slow down and return to something simple and life-giving: walking in the truth of Christ. John’s short letter cuts through the noise of pride, fear, and division with a clear invitation—don’t imitate what is harmful, imitate what is good. This teaching gently challenges us to examine where we...

Following Jesus has always been a shared journey. In this message from 2 John, we’re reminded that love and truth were never meant to be separated—and that staying faithful to the real Jesus often happens best in community, not in isolation. John’s words to a first-century house church sound surprisingly familiar as we navigate voices, opinions, and cultural pressure today. As we look to a coming...

What happens when God brings us back to the wheel? In this message from Baptism Sunday, we step into the potter’s house with Jeremiah and rediscover how God forms us over time—breaking down what’s dry and brittle, saturating us with His Spirit, and shaping us with care and intention. Clay is never wasted. No matter how many times it collapses, it can always return to the water. This sermon is an i...

As we step into a new season, this message invites us back to the simple, grounding pursuit of God’s presence. Rooted in Psalm 27, we’re reminded that David’s deepest desire wasn’t outcomes or blessings, but to dwell with the Lord and behold His beauty—right here, right now. This teaching challenges us to step off paths shaped by noise, habit, or imitation and return to heart-level renewal through...

What happens when the good news of Jesus doesn’t stop at the manger? In Luke 2:8–20, we watch the shepherds encounter the presence of God—and then do the most natural thing they can’t help but do: they tell someone. This message traces that same movement we see all through Scripture—ordinary people meeting Jesus in places of fear, shame, or longing, and walking away changed. Not polished. Not perf...

This weekend at Vineyard Boise, our Sunday gathering looked a little different—and a lot more joyful. 💛 Instead of a traditional sermon, our VB Kids filled the room with laughter, music, and truth through their Christmas play, “Dr. Newheart’s Christmas Cure.” What started as a playful story about the “Christmas Day Dumps” became a beautiful reminder—for kids and adults alike—that all the stuff, s...

In Luke 2, the angels meet ordinary shepherds and announce a joy that doesn’t depend on perfect circumstances. This week we looked at how their simple response—“Let’s go”—shows us where real joy begins: in the presence of Jesus. If you’re feeling stretched thin or running low on joy, this message invites us back to the One who meets us right where we are and anchors us in hope.

The Christmas story can feel so familiar that we forget how surprising it really was. This week we looked at Luke 2:8–20 and the moment God chose to announce Jesus’ birth—not to the influential or the religious insiders, but to a small group of shepherds working through the night. By choosing the lowly, God was showing us the heart of His kingdom: good news really is for all people, especially tho...

As we launch our new Christmas series “Holy Night,” we begin by stepping into the quiet, aching tension of waiting. This message looks at how God broke centuries of silence by speaking to two ordinary people—Mary and Joseph—and how their trust in His promises carried them through impossible circumstances. Their story invites us to examine our own seasons of waiting and to anchor ourselves in God’s...

We close out our Practicing the Way series with a simple truth: nothing grows alone. Just like fruit trees need each other to thrive, our spiritual lives flourish in real relationships. Looking at Jesus’ rhythm in Luke 6:12–16—the crowd, the seventy, the twelve, and the three—we’re invited to step out of spectator mode and into intentional community. If we want to be with Jesus, become like Him, a...

How do we actually grow to be more like Jesus? In this message, Pastor Trevor unpacks Philippians 2:12–13 and shows how spiritual growth happens through both God’s grace and our intentional cooperation. Using the image of marathon training, he shares how transformation takes practice, patience, and a plan — not striving, but structure. The early church modeled this “Rule of Life”: rhythms of praye...